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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1658REL:adg 10/25/82 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1658 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 41-247 AND 41-252 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR PARKING LOTS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMERCIAL USES TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE R2 USE DISTRICT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 41-247 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-247. Uses permitted. (a) Ail uses unconditionally permitted in the Ri district. (b) Single-family dwelling units and/or two- family dwelling units (duplexes) with a density of one (1) dwelling unit for each three thousand (3,000) square feet of lot area, provided the lot has an area of one-half (1/2) acre or less. The single-family units must be erected as detached buildings or connected by a carport or breezeway, provided all requirements of the R2 district are complied with for all buildings. The distance between detached dwellings shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet. (c) Parking lots, provided that the parking lot is used for off-street parking incidental to a commercial use located on an adjacent parcel zoned for commercial or industrial uses, and provided the parking lot is developed and maintained in accordance with a site plan approved pursuant to section 41-252(b). (d) The following uses, subject to the issuance of an approved conditional use permit: (1) Any use conditionally permitted in the Ri district. (2) Trailer parks and camps. (3) Public buildings and structures. (4) Condominiums and condominium conversions. SECTION 2: That Section 41-252 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1658 PAGE TWO Sec. 41-252. Off-street parking. (a) Off-street parking shall be provided in the manner prescribed in article IV of this chapter. (b) Any parking lot permitted pursuant to section 41-247(c) shall conform to the following requirements: (1) TO the extent that the lot on which the parking lot is located is adjacent to other residentially zoned property, or separated therefrom only by a public right-of-way, a landscaped planter of at least ten (10) feet in width shall be installed and maintained along the lot line; provided, however, such minimum width requirement may be modified to accommodate unusual circumstances or special design constraints. (2) Required landscaped areas shall include, at a minimum, one 15-gallon canopy tree, one 5-gallon tree, and five 5-gallon shrubs for every thirty feet of length of the landscaped area. The trees and shrubs shall be mature and capable of acting as an effective buffer between the parking lot and nearby residentally zoned property. (3) A decorative masonry block wall, at least five feet high and six inches wide, shall be constructed and maintained on the interior line of all required land- scaped areas. (4) Vehicle access to and from the parking lot shall be located as far away as practical from other residentially zoned property, and shall, if practical, be from a street which does not provide access to nearby residentially zoned property. (5) A fully dimensioned site plan showing all parking spaces, vehicle access and land- scaping treatment shall be submitted in duplicate to the zoning administrator. Each such site plan, or subsequent re- vision thereof, shall be approved, conditionally approved, or denied by ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1658 PAGE THREE the zoning administrator depending on its conformity with the requirements of this section. Any person may appeal the decision of the zoning administrator to the planning commission, whose decision shall be final. SECTION 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Aha hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 4: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposit pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect. ADOPTED this t5th day of November , 1982. ATTEST: ~~ GORDON BRICKEN, Mayor JANICE C.OGUY, Clerk of the Council COUNCILMEMBERS: Bricken ~bsent Luxembourger Acosta Aye Serrato Griset ~¥e Markel McGuigan Aye APPROVED AS TO FORM: EDWARD J~. C~R, City Attorney